Captain Johnno

Movie
TitleCaptain Johnno
User score

8.3

Release dateApr 17, 1988
GenreFamily, Drama
DirectorMario Andreacchio
Production countryAustralia
Production companiesThe Australian Children's Television Foundation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Revcom Télévision
Run time96 min.

A young deaf boy who calls himself "Captain Johnno" befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Both feel outcast by the town and both share a great love of the sea. When Johnno's beloved sister leaves to go to boarding school, he is so upset he runs away to an island hiding place, causing much distress in the town. His friend Tony helps him understand how much he is loved and missed by the townsfolk and his family.

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